Under One Person, Travel Through the Heavens and Enter the Group Chat

Chapter 146 The top middleman, David!

Under the blue light of the hot food stall, David dragged V, who seemed to be in a daze, back to his seat in a daze, and then subconsciously filled his mouth with stupid monkeys.

Stimulated by the sweet syrup from the stupid monkey, V felt a little better.

Just now, the terrifying feeling of being cut off from all prosthetic bodies related to the company network in an instant.

Even now, she has not fully recovered from the aftermath.

It can only be said that David's move really shocked V severely.

And Jack, after being too unbelievable, eagerly patted V on the back with his big hand.

"Big sister, are you okay? Your face is so pale that you almost look like a dead person!"

"I'm fine."

With Jack's care and condolences, V finally recovered from his absence.

Then he immediately looked at David with a strange expression, and silently activated the investigation authority of the company's network.

Through the company's intelligence, she was able to read part of the information of the personnel in the NPCD (Night City Police Department).

This includes information such as family background, formal prosthetics, and even criminal information.

However, it was beyond her expectation.

David's information was far cleaner than she had imagined.

Except for the family background, the rest of the information is as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

If it is not really as simple as it is shown in these information, then there is no doubt that David has eliminated these information through his own means.

According to the normal situation, such a powerful anti-reconnaissance capability is difficult for even those large mercenary regiments to possess.

However, thinking of the powerful hacking ability shown by the other party just now, V actually felt that the second possibility would be even greater.

After all, it was a terrifying technical ability that could instantly black out her whole prosthetic body without her even realizing it.

Anyway.

One thing V admits to.

That is, David is obviously more cunning than she imagined.

"How did you do it just now?"

V looked at the slightly childish boy beside him, and finally couldn't help asking.

But David just smiled lightly at this, but didn't speak.

And V obviously realized his gaffe.

It is somewhat offensive to ask a mercenary how to eat.

But since the opponent can even hack the high-level prosthetic body on his body, he can quietly hack it face to face.

The defensive measures presumably on the target person should be useless in front of David.

Just relying on this weird and unpredictable hacking ability, the other party is undoubtedly worthy of being the ruthless person in Jack's mouth.

What's more, during the chat just now.

From Jack's mouth, V learned that David's previous means of completing the task are completely different from the ability he has shown now.

From this point of view, the other party might still hold back.

This is really a terrifying lone wolf with comprehensive strength!

"Jack should have roughly mentioned the purpose of this commission to you, right?"

Hearing V's words, David breathed a sigh of relief calmly.

It can be seen that he has initially obtained V's approval.

Then the next thing should be much smoother.

"Biotechnology?"

David replied without hesitation.

And V also nodded upon hearing this and continued.

"So what is the purpose of asking Jack to inquire about the commission related to biotechnology?"

"After all, you have to know that if you fail in the mission, it will not only be your own life, but Jack and I will also be affected."

"I need a plausible and believable explanation."

While speaking, V handed her internal data cable with the lie detector program to David and waited for the other party's answer.

She had already seen that it was absolutely impossible for Jack to be so obsessed with biotechnology because of his own reasons.

If nothing goes wrong, the explanation of this question should be able to get the answer from David.

Although David's demonstrated ability has reached the passing line, it is important after all.

If she felt that David could not be trusted, then this commission would still be handed over to the top intermediary by herself for execution.

She didn't need to let them take this risk because of Jack's willfulness.

However, David had no intention of hiding V's temptation.

He knows that V can have a little recognition for him, and the more important reason besides his own strength is Jack's introduction.

Otherwise, with V's usual working status, I wouldn't even be able to see each other.

So instead of hiding it right now, it's better to just tell your purpose from the beginning to gain the trust of the other party.

thought here.

David directly inserted the data cable in V's hand into the interface on his neck.

"For revenge, but also to be an excellent middleman."

Speaking of that, David described to V what happened that night in Biotechnology and the death with Shasa.

These are not classified information, and if V wants to investigate, he can easily find out with the capabilities of the counterintelligence department.

And the second half of David's sentence is obviously easy to understand.

After all, if you want to be a top intermediary in Night City, you cannot avoid dealing with companies.

And Arasaka is clearly one of the most powerful corporations in Night City.

If Arasaka had entrusted resources, then his middleman power would grow faster.

Under the identification of the lie detector program, V also easily discerned that what David said was the truth.

However, after hearing Sasha's name and the other party's previous actions, V's expression obviously became a little unnatural.

And this abnormal look was naturally easily caught by David, which immediately made his heart beat slightly faster.

"V! Do you know where Sasha is now?"

Hearing David's suddenly agitated expression, V couldn't help scratching his chin with his fingers, then glanced at Jack, and finally sighed and said to David.

"Listen David, I can't say much else now, but your current job was originally Sasha's."

"As for her current situation, I don't know very well. Let's talk about it after you meet with my boss."

"Remember, from now on your identity is a top intermediary, don't let it slip!"

David, who heard this, nodded slightly, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Apparently even he didn't expect that there was such a relationship between Shasa and Arasaka.

"What about me? What about me?"

Hearing that V has arranged for David to be the middleman, Jack couldn't help but speak with anticipation.

"Eh, the middleman's bodyguard? You know, when those top middlemen talk, they always have some burly bodyguards next to them."

"Huh? I protest that's not fair!"

"Tsk, the driver? Oh, and a little boyfriend is also a viable option."

"Forget it big girl, I suddenly feel that bodyguards are pretty good."

Accompanied by the slight bickering between Jack and V for a moment, a blue light suddenly appeared in V's eyes, obviously receiving a call from someone.

"Yes, a suitable candidate has been found."

"Okay, I'll take someone over here."

As the blue light in his eyes faded, V also turned his head to look at the two people beside him.

"Let's go, the next thing to say is not something that can be discussed here."

"My boss wants to see you in person."

Hearing this, Jack stood up excitedly and patted David who still couldn't calm down.

"Brother, we are going to make a big deal! Don't be dazed, let's go."

"Wow! Delaman taxi, standard equipment for big shots, V, you made a big deal this time."

Looking at the excited Jack beside him, V also replied with a smile.

"I said, why are you pursuing this? Don't worry, if the company reimburses the current consumption, it will be considered as going out and reimbursement for casual spending. David, let's go."

Listening to the two people who were already sitting in the Delaman taxi shouting to him, David finally came back to his senses slowly.

Although V only said two short sentences just now, it already made him feel a huge amount of information.

One of the most important points is.

Now Sasha is in the hands of Arasaka, and it is very likely that he is not dead!
And all this will be revealed after meeting V's boss.

thought here.

David's slightly dim eyes also glowed with an indescribable radiance at this moment, and then they got into the taxi together.

With the dazzling headlights illuminating the dark road.

An emotion called hope also quietly rose in David's heart.

Under Delaman's superb driving skills, everyone quickly arrived at their destination.

Enterprise Square.

Rebuilt by the Fourth Corporate War, it has been restored as Night City's most impressive area.

Among the tall buildings, the most prominent ones are the Arasaka Tower and the Military Science and Technology Building facing each other.

With these two towering buildings as the center, they are surrounded by the giant enterprises of the second batch of Night City, such as Kangtao, Yeshi, and Biotechnology.

Even on the giant disc in the center, there are two giant holographic goldfishes, one blue and one red, constantly swimming in the air, looking very gorgeous and elegant.

It would have been expected that the prominent symbol of Night City today was the culprit who caused the nuclear explosion 50 years ago and turned this place into ruins.

I have to say that things are impermanent and ironic.

"Thank you for choosing Delaman Mobility Services. Good luck."

With Delaman's farewell.

Under the leadership of V, everyone walked from the enterprise square into the towering Arasaka Tower.

Arasaka Tower, the 33rd floor counterintelligence department.

As the elevator door slowly opened, the dark floor appeared in front of the three of David.

The light blue ceiling light intermittently illuminates the chip-like tiled floor, and the sound of ticking instruments in the translucent offices shining with scarlet light is heard continuously.

Even though it is late at night, you can still see the busy staff in various offices.

In the cyberpunk world, life is obviously sweeter as you struggle.

This can be seen from the fact that Arasaka is almost open all year round, but the employees are still working so hard.

"Hey, V! Mr. Jenkins is looking for you. He's in the Minister's office."

The respectful voice from the front desk came to V's ears, but this big girl seemed to have changed her face after entering the company, and she didn't respond to the front desk at all.

With a look of indifference, he led David and the others through the narrow and winding corridors, and after a while of scanning passages, they came to the huge office with the signature "Arthur Jenkins".

In this company, the best rule of survival is that there are no friendships but only interests, and V obviously controls this well in his usual work.

The first thing that caught David's eyes after entering the office was the giant screen that covered the entire wall, and the man in a suit watching the meeting screen on the screen.

"I have no problem here, get ready to do it."

Accompanied by the other party's deep and magnetic voice echoing in the empty room, the harmonious meeting picture on the giant screen suddenly became bloody in the next moment.

The sound of gunshots, shell explosions, and screams and wailing instantly broke the original silent atmosphere.

As a huge multinational corporation, Arasaka Corporation they have more financial power than any other single company.

And use subversive tactics like spam, douching, extortion and bribery to influence the world around them.

And such methods are naturally skillfully applied in their daily small "business".

As if noticing the arrival of the three people behind him, Jenkins pointed sideways to the chair behind him and said to everyone.

"Sit down first, I'll finish here right away."

Shortly after his voice fell, the picture on the screen finally dimmed as all the meeting members were shot in the head.

Seeing this scene, Jenkins finally turned his head and sat down and said to V with a gloomy expression.

"That bastard Abernathy has been acting more and more unscrupulously lately, and every time I fucking want me to be her queen!"

"In addition, the military technology side has also begun to cross the border recently, and if this continues, the dog Abernathy will play tricks on us again!"

"V, we have to teach that cousin a profound lesson!"

Hearing this stinky expression from the head of Arasaka's counterintelligence department, who is in a suit and leather shoes, is obviously an act that makes people feel a strong sense of contrast.

Especially when the Abernathy he called was still half of his superior, this feeling was obviously stronger.

But that's the company.

Unless it is a group with a unified interest, all employees have such a harmonious relationship of brothers and sisters.

As a member of his own hand-picked up by the person in front of him, V knows.

Abernathy, who Jenkins is worrying about at the moment, is actually the director of the special operations department next door, but due to interest reasons, the conflict between the two departments is obviously intensifying.

Coupled with the recent rampant actions of military technology, but their counterintelligence department did not provide good means of resistance, this caused his boss to eat up Abernathy's embarrassment during this period of time.

And this is exactly why they wanted to find David.

According to their current intelligence, biotechnology and military technology are negotiating a big deal with NPCD recently.

So they had to dig out the shadowy plan of Biotech and let the deal blow.

Suppress and suppress the recent arrogance of military technology, and block the mouth of the Special Operations Department by the way.

Speaking of this, Jenkins finally switched back to the topic and looked at David and Jack beside V.

"Presumably the two of you should be the ones V hired to accept the commission. How do you call them?"

"David."

"Hey, Jack Wells."

After hearing the names of the two, Jenkins nodded and then tapped the screen behind him without too much nonsense, and continued towards the two.

"Very good David, Jack. You are all recruited by V, so we are our own people, and I don't talk nonsense. This is your mission this time."

next moment.

In the screen, a No. 1 viewing angle data query process appeared in the sight of the two of David.

The relevant data in the document shows a secret plan of biotechnology.

There is a certain relationship with retired soldiers of military technology.

From the data shown in the data, as long as the retired soldiers related to this plan are almost all dead now.

And after almost all the test subjects had passed away, the project was stopped and renamed Project Nightingale and entered the next stage.

See this information.

Even Jack, who already had a good understanding of the company, couldn't help clenching his fists after seeing such a brutal plan, and his expression became a little angry.

These veterans used to be the backbone of military technology. Unexpectedly, after retiring, they did not get the treatment they deserved.

Even the military technology they trust is used to experiment with new prosthetics. What's even more frightening is that the medicines they use for postoperative recovery are also experimental products of biotechnology.

It's like being squeezed dry by the company to the last drop of blood.

And David looked at the picture in front of him, feeling a little surprised besides anger.

There is no other reason. The picture in front of him is the first-person view of Sasha after he hacked into the biotechnology network that night.

However, this scene has now been intercepted and entered into Arasaka's intelligence network.

This also means that it is more likely that Sasha is not dead!

If there is a chance later, maybe he might actually extract some information about Sasha from Jenkins!
After seeing the video, Jenkins obviously didn't want to waste time, and directly handed two mission chips to Jack and David.

After the two inserted the chip into the interface on their necks, information from a high-level biotechnologist appeared in their sights.

Joanne Koch, Head of Biotechnology R&D.

As long as it is the project he is responsible for, within a few years after a series of bizarre deaths and disappearances, there will be a new product worth billions in biotechnology.

On top of the other party's resume, the analgesics used by these military technologies were clearly among them.

As for what Joanne is currently doing, it is obviously the mysterious Nightingale Project after the name change.

as predicted.

As Joanne Koch's message finished playing in the minds of the two, Jenkins' voice came again the next moment.

"Your task is to obtain substantial evidence of the Nightingale Project as soon as possible, and tie this woman up and hand it over to V!"

"I don't care about the process, you can handle it yourself. But the process of tying her out must not allow others to find evidence that this matter is related to Arasaka, understand?"

This Nightingale Project is a change from the plan of experimenting with veterans in military technology.

Based on Jenkins' understanding of the nature of these two companies, it is obvious that the veteran's materials are almost exhausted.

But their product has not been manufactured yet, so they changed the name and searched for experimental products for testing again.

Once I can find the key evidence, and use their news channel to expose this project.

Then military technology and biotechnology will naturally face a wave of huge troubles.

The mayor's change of office is approaching recently, and it is clear that NPCD will never dare to continue to cooperate with them under the huge public pressure.

In this way, his goal was achieved.

But for this task, Jack, who has always been bold, asked first.

"I said, you can solve this task by yourself, so why bother asking us to do it?"

Although it's good that he wants to be a big shot in Night City, it doesn't mean he's stupid.

Arasaka is definitely one of the most powerful forces in Night City. If this job is really like what they said, it can be solved by finding evidence and binding someone.

Then their own strength is obviously more than enough to use, and there is no need to go to such trouble to find outsiders like them.

But Jenkins just sneered at this, and then tapped the table lightly.

"Night City has the rules of Night City. Once the company's power intervenes in certain things, the situation will become something that everyone doesn't want to see. So don't ask more questions that shouldn't be asked, as long as you are responsible for completing the task."

Hearing this, Jack put his arms around his chest and turned his head involuntarily. Obviously, he had some slight complaints about the minister's speech, but right now this place is in the other party's territory, so it's not easy to complain to David and the others.

Seeing that the matter was almost explained, Jenkins obviously didn't want to waste any more time on this topic.

"Is there any problem? The reward for the task is Euros, and the Euros here is a deposit. After the task is completed, V will bring you the balance."

While speaking, he directly pulled out three stacks of cash from his black leather bag and piled them in front of David and the two of them.

Such a scene almost made Jack's eyes pop out.

One hundred thousand euros! ? ! ?

You have to know that in the past, his commission was only a few thousand, and he had to work hard.

However, the first mission that David took over as a middleman was actually paid Euros?
Good guy, this company is like his grandma's wealth!

Seeing this, David finally recovered from his thoughts, and then spoke.

"As for the task, I'm sure I can complete it, but you have to answer my question first."

"I just like confident boys, okay, I hope your question won't waste too much of my time."

"What is Sasha's situation now? Is she still alive?"

After hearing David's question, Jenkins was obviously stunned for a moment, then raised his legs and replied indifferently.

"Oh, the little girl who was in charge of investigating this mission, right? She's not dead yet, but her breath was taken to try out the latest medical methods."

"After all, she was the one who connected us with this task before. She was engaged in intelligence and we received people and publicized them. It's fair for everyone to get what they need."

"However, you also know that the information at that time was a bit outdated, and it won't have much impact if it spread out, so after her plan failed, she couldn't afford the medical expenses. Now it is the property of the company."

"You also know that top medical treatment is almost priceless, isn't it?"

Then Jenkins seemed to be interested, put his hands on the table and looked at David's excited eyes.

"No wonder you look familiar. You were also included in the last mission. You are indeed capable."

"V just told me that you are a great broker and looking for great partners."

"How about it? If you can complete this commission perfectly within half a month, how about I send her to you as a friendly beginning of our future cooperation?"

In addition to being able to use this kind of polite words to motivate David's action efficiency.

More importantly, Sasha, who is now similar to a vegetable, is completely useless to the company.

Instead of waiting for the relic living body data to be fed back and destroyed, it is better to use the residual heat now.

If David can really show the value worthy of being wooed, it means that he has one more hole card in his hand that can fight against Abernathy.

No one doesn't want to have too many cards in his hole, and he is no exception.

And looking at Jenkins' outstretched hand and the fake smile on his face, David finally let go of the heavy stone in his heart when he learned that Sasha was still alive.

This is the first time he feels that a hypocritical company dog ​​actually has a pretty face when he smiles.

Then David took the other's outstretched hand.

"Then wish us a happy future cooperation in advance."

"Hahaha, happy cooperation."

(End of this chapter)